TOMATO BASIL SOUP ALL OVER THE KITCHEN

If you are over 40, you have almost certainly owned an old food processor that had a patina of ancient food encrusted in the nooks and crannies. Some of my fondest childhood memories were entombed in that coating of miscellaneous foodstuff on my beloved 1970s era Cuisinart. Until my ex threw that perfectly operational machine away, in spite no doubt, with my memories in tow. So, I set out to reproduce that patina on a brand spanking new cuisinart, and by some twist of fate, nailed it the first time.
You may be tempted to try this recipe using a blender instead of a food processor. Don't. Blenders have lids with rubber seals that prevent the soup from properly spraying all over the kitchen.

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Preparation

Add the peeled crushed tomatoes, the tomato juice the chicken stock and the basil to a pot. Simmer for 35 minutes. Add the cream and the butter and stir until the butter melts.
Pour the mixture into a food processor until it reaches the very top of the rim. It is critical that the machine is filled to the rim.
Process until the tomato mixture expands, overflows and coats the machine and entire counter.
Pour the contents of the food processor back into the pot from a height that is sufficient to ensure that even more soup splashes onto the wall at the back of the stove. Clean the food processor last so that you are fed up by then and hastily put it back in the cabinet before it is entirely clean.